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Emergency personnel work at the site of a deadly fire at a battery factory in Hwaseong, South Korea on June 24, 2024. A fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea Monday killed at least 22 people, most of them foreign nationals, local officials said.
REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights SEOUL, Aug 23 (Reuters) - South Korean police said on Friday a fire at a lithium battery maker that killed 23 people in June occurred as the company raced to produce batteries to meet a deadline without taking action to address signs of dangerous quality failures.
The fire began after batteries exploded while workers were examining and packaging them on the second floor of the factory in Hwaseong city, just south of Seoul, at around 10:30 a.m., fire officials said, citing a witness. They said they would investigate the cause of the blaze.
The fire that broke out at Aricell’s battery manufacturing factory in Hwaseong, South Korea, on June 24. has raised concerns about the dangers associated with lithium batteries.
A fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory in Hwaseong, near South Korea’s capital, Seoul, has resulted in at least 16 deaths, with seven people injured and six still missing, officials reported on Monday. The blaze at the factory operated by Aricell began around 10:30 a.m. local time and was largely extinguished by early afternoon.
The fire started at one of the factory buildings owned by a battery manufacturer, Aricell. He said that authorities would investigate whether fire extinguishing systems were at the site and if they worked. Firefighters work at the site of a burnt lithium battery manufacturing factory in Hwaseong, South Korea, Monday. June 24, 2024.
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